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Got a problem with your gadget? Multifix repairs all IT Hardware

Contact Person: Sam Contact Phones: 098489-6255 Address: 1081, New North Road, Mt Albert, Auckland. Website: http://www.multifix.co.nz/

Classifieds: Reliance Financial Group for Commercial & Home Loans

Contact: Suresh Sharma Insurance Advisor Phone: 09625-3800 Mobile: 021-827575 Website: www.reliancefinance.co.nz/

Why China is one of the biggest trade partners of New Zealand?

Even as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the China Business Summit in Auckland this week, thronged by executives from Fonterra to Alibaba, it's evident to note that the Asian nation has become a big player for NZ's economy. Trade between the two nations has crossed $20 billion already with a target of $30 billion by 2020. Kiwi-Chinese have become...

Get your files & supplies sorted with StorageBox

Looking for boxes to store your files and folders, or even rubbish? Your local StorageBox store could come in handy with Bins, Baskets, Racks and Shelves of all shapes and sizes! StorageBox New Lynn Manager: Ruth Todd Mobile: 021556-256 Address: 33, Veronica St, New Lynn, AKL Website: storagebox.co.nz Email: newlynn@storagebox.co.nz  

GCGTECH: Your B2B Electronic Repairs Partner in Auckland

  Owner: Joe Website: GCGtech.com Address: 528-540, Mt Albert Rd,Three Kings Plaza Auckland,1042 Email: Gcgtechconz@gmail.com Contact: 021-172-9107 |  0-800-082-902

Opinion: Don’t believe the hype about Artificial Intelligence in business

By Vivek Wadhwa To borrow a punch line from Duke professor Dan Ariely, artificial intelligence is like teenage sex: “Everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it.” Even though AI systems can now learn a game and beat champions within hours, they are hard to apply...

The problem with Green & Clean-Tech startups

By Paul Johnston I’ve been in the startup space for many years, and know a lot about what it takes to both build the pragmatic technology that is needed for a startup to get off the ground and achieve something, and I know a decent amount about how these projects are financed too. Funding often comes in rounds, and these are...

Flipkart-Walmart: A Landmark Moment for Indian Entrepreneurship

By Vani Kola Every business conversation today to the books of decades later, Walmart`s acquisition of Flipkart for $20B will find a special mention. For one, large scale VC-backed M&As of this magnitude are a rarity (The image below helps bring perspective). It puts India’s Flipkart right next to tech behemoth WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook for $22 billion in 2014. Second,...

Opinion: How pollution can impact creativity & innovation in cities

March 2, Delhi As am writing this post I can feel a congestion in my nasal passages. Last night was worse. Woke up at 3 a.m. from persistent coughing. Apparently the air purifiers weren’t helping as they would dry the air and the coughing would become worse. As I venture out in the polluted air of the capital during the day, things...

What does it mean to bring clean energy to poor

By Jacqueline Novogratz Imagine a life without electricity. It isn’t easy to do. Most of us take for granted that we can flip a switch and illuminate our homes and offices since Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb in 1879. But for one in seven people on earth today, life alters dramatically once the sun goes down. A lack of electricity means...

Ola launches ‘My Ride. My Cause’ initiative to support cancer care efforts in India

Indian ride-sharing company Ola has today launched 'My Ride. My Cause.’ to its platform. By doing this, Ola plans to crowdsource funds and support the cause of cancer by leveraging its network of customers across India. The company has partnered with Tata Trusts' Alamelu Charitable Foundation (ACF) for this initiative. As a part of 'My Ride. My Cause.’ Initiative, all...

How a startup is trying to bring e-biking revolution to AKL

Three cofounders Rory, Andrew and Nic have come together to launch a startup – BigStreetBikers – with their first outlet at the ViaDuct Harbor Avenue. So, if you have a meeting in the city or various meetings, or just want to take a stroll in lunch time around the Bay, en e-bike may be the best solution to your needs....

10 Lessons Jiu-Jitsu Can Teach Entrepreneurs About Success

By Elliott Bayev Since being introduced to the world by the Ultimate Fighting Championships nearly 25 years ago, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity. While it may seem like a facile art — it involves little to no hitting, just what looks like complicated wrestling — there is something special here, something transformative. That is why it’s moving from a subculture into the mainstream with celebrities...

Collective Campus: A Hub for CoWorking & Acceleration

THE BACK STORY Sean Qian runs various vertical focused accelerator programs inside his coworking space Collective Campus including Legal Circle - an accelerator focused on legal startups incorporating all about compliance.  The other one is called Village Roadshow which focuses on VR and AR programs and then there is CharterHall - an acceleration program that focuses on property-tech.  “We are also planning...

Why it’s important for entrepreneurs to fake it, till they make it.

By Harsimran Julka  Am sitting with Sean Qian, cofounder and Chief Operating Officer of Collective Campus, one of Melbourne’s centrally located collaborative workspace and accelerator.  “Fake it till you make it,” Sean tells me how he survives failures and downturns on a daily basis in a startup journey.  “Failure and rejection is an inherent part of a startup journey and thus developing...

How to make your startup grow without financing

By Chomwa Shikati Business isn’t a fairy tale; it is not as friendly as most success stories may portray it to be. And it sure isn’t a smooth sailing ride without any storms encountered along the way. Reality has often shown that in a business anything can happen in an instant, at one point in time you may be making money feeling...